But a study with 24 users holds little statistical relevance, it's simply too small a sample. He did the same thing with an usability report on the iPad, where he'd tested it with a whooping 6 or so subjects.
The results get the headlines and most people don't bother in reading the report so it gets far more credibility than it deserves.
Out of the people I studied back in Uni this guy is by far the laziest:)
It's more likely that they just have agreed to a different definition of evil then the rest of the world.
Yes, they must agree this during some rite of passage, perhaps during their employee induction day: Fill in some forms, get an ID card, suck a virgin dry....
For a company that proclaims 'Do No Evil', sure seems a bit on the evil side guy.
You're under the assumption that a) They are lying b) This a malicious attempt and c) The engineers at Google are a pretty evil bunch.
I would find it rather odd that in a company with such a strong worded motto an order would come from high above to do something that would completely contradict it, and everybody involved would just happily go along with it without so much as a murmur to the press.
It's a demo of Safari's HTML 5 capability. Of Course you need safari to use it.
Frankly that's the equivalent of Microsoft doing an HTML4 showcase on IE6. If you're locking out other browsers you're indeed missing the point of what a standard is for.
I don't think you're meant to take that literally. The point is an application written in flash will be written once and run on phones, tablets, computers, TVs... there is nothing that comes anywhere near it in terms of compatibility.
I find it amazing people who use OOXML and PDF documents without a second thought are all of sudden outraged at this piece of propietary software and can't wait to replace it with a technology that is still being born.
And from its sub-pixel resolution, to its developer tools, to its 'write once, play everywhere' functionality, Flash has too much going for it to fall by the wayside.
What write once, play everywhere functionality?!?!
Plays on Windows, Mac and Linux computers that have the flash player installed Which is well over 90%.
Now I'm sure we'll eventually ditch the player, but looking at browser adoption stats I'd say it'll be some time before a standards compliant browser ever reaches that kind of install base.
Flash by the way will also play on most new Symbian and Maemo smartphones and the newest version of Android as well as WebOS.
That's the write once play everywhere funcionality, if it can't play it'll point you towards the plugin, not a new browser. And it'll play as long as someone doesn't it want it to, like, say Steve Jobs.
None of the flash benefits described by the article are impossible to replicate in HTML5/browser/javascript, and it's naive to assume that the new ecosystem wont continue to evolve over time just as flash has.
They're not impossible to replicate, but at the moment it would be incredibly time consuming to replicate that funcionality and the result would be subject to browser compatibility. Flash stuff just needs a player.
Don't get me wrong, Flash is on its way out but the vultures are circling around it years before its time is up, all while preaching a standard that hasn't even been fully developed or implemented yet.
In a sense, they are unique. While I've never owned an Apple device, there's still this myth about their products, quality and usability.
Who cares if there existed mp3 players before, if the iPod is the only one with a button that still works after a year of use? And who cares if this is actually true, as long as it's shiny enough?
It might be a myth, but in my old HTC touch pro I'd open the browser and have to wait for it to load, and scrolling showed nothing but an empty checkerboard for what seemed like an eternity. On my 3GS Safari loads instantly and scrolling is buttery smooth.
I don't care if it's shiny, it's not my fault HTC churn out devices with 1GHz processors but no hardware acceleration on the UI, Palm can't put a decent SDK out to save their lives, or Google have only just started to get their act together.
I'm not an Apple fan, in fact, I tried pretty much every alternative before giving up and getting an iPhone and promptly jailbreakin it.
I'm not a big Apple fan, but I think for the mainstream user a tablet is a pretty viable alternative to a Windows/Linux netbook.
For starters, it's lighter and thinner, it is well suited towards web browsing (whether or not it has flash) and Email, which is what the majority of users would want to use. Netbooks are cool, cute little devices, but the keyboard can be cumbersome and get in the way, some have touchscreens (like mine), but Windows XP/Vista/7 are shit as far as touch is concerned. Don't take my word for it, take HP's they've had enough of Windows 7 and are moving to WebOS instead, which is awesome.
For me, this last bit is the kicker, with Microsoft lagging behind in the smartphone market, and now the tablet market... it's only a matter of time before these alternative OSs make their way to the desktop.
Just a thought.
When tens of thousands of Android phones get 0wned, due to some Flash exploit, for example, and at the same time, hundreds of thousands of iPhones don't get 0wned by any exploit, who do you think will be smiling quietly to himself at all the bad publicity towards Android & Google
Fear is such an useful tool to keep people quiet and compliant.
Somehow, developers have to realize that the iPhone, iPad (and in a certain way an iMac too) are no longer meant to be computers with an operating system. They are devices with an API. As far as I see these API's are trying to protect the devices (and the company and the users).
Get over it.
If people bend over each and every time a device like that comes out, the day will come when every single mainstream computer will be nothing more than a device with an API.
I feel I have to respond since you were modded insightful instead of funny. This is for the free apps that display ads (like a few of the ones I have). These applications can now use iAds if they want, or can use AdMob, Greystripe, or roll their own solution.
This is what Steve Jobs said:
The average iPhone user spends 30 minutes a day running iPhone apps.
If you put an ad in every three minutes, you get three ads every 10-minute period.
We will have shipped 100 million iPhone/iPod Touches by this summer.
Doesn't sound to me like he's limiting himself to free, ad supported ads.
And we haven't even touched on the privacy issues.
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But a study with 24 users holds little statistical relevance, it's simply too small a sample. He did the same thing with an usability report on the iPad, where he'd tested it with a whooping 6 or so subjects.
:)
The results get the headlines and most people don't bother in reading the report so it gets far more credibility than it deserves.
Out of the people I studied back in Uni this guy is by far the laziest
It's a good thing he publishes the source code then. But yeah, using that type of software will void your warranty and (insert FUD statement here).
Ah, denial is a beatiful thing.
You clicked, You commented, You give a fuck all right.
It's more likely that they just have agreed to a different definition of evil then the rest of the world.
Yes, they must agree this during some rite of passage, perhaps during their employee induction day: Fill in some forms, get an ID card, suck a virgin dry....
For a company that proclaims 'Do No Evil', sure seems a bit on the evil side guy.
You're under the assumption that a) They are lying b) This a malicious attempt and c) The engineers at Google are a pretty evil bunch.
I would find it rather odd that in a company with such a strong worded motto an order would come from high above to do something that would completely contradict it, and everybody involved would just happily go along with it without so much as a murmur to the press.
Funnily enough email addresses with the word spam on them get no spam at all, the word is stripped by pretty much every sniffer out there :)
Yup, but I don't think you'll get his until an Apple TV running iOS is announced.
You're right! It's good for Android that Apple is around. :D
I think his point was that competition has forced Apple to step up as opposed to merely recycling previous models (i.e. 3G, 3GS).
Firewall IP is fantastic, it's amazing how many apps phone home without telling the user.
The problem with iAd is developers are going to get greedy, sooner or later even paid apps will have ads, the same way paid TV now has ads.
It's a demo of Safari's HTML 5 capability. Of Course you need safari to use it.
Frankly that's the equivalent of Microsoft doing an HTML4 showcase on IE6. If you're locking out other browsers you're indeed missing the point of what a standard is for.
The play everywhere functionality doesn't exist.
I don't think you're meant to take that literally. The point is an application written in flash will be written once and run on phones, tablets, computers, TVs... there is nothing that comes anywhere near it in terms of compatibility.
I find it amazing people who use OOXML and PDF documents without a second thought are all of sudden outraged at this piece of propietary software and can't wait to replace it with a technology that is still being born.
And from its sub-pixel resolution, to its developer tools, to its 'write once, play everywhere' functionality, Flash has too much going for it to fall by the wayside.
What write once, play everywhere functionality?!?!
Plays on Windows, Mac and Linux computers that have the flash player installed Which is well over 90%.
Now I'm sure we'll eventually ditch the player, but looking at browser adoption stats I'd say it'll be some time before a standards compliant browser ever reaches that kind of install base.
Flash by the way will also play on most new Symbian and Maemo smartphones and the newest version of Android as well as WebOS. That's the write once play everywhere funcionality, if it can't play it'll point you towards the plugin, not a new browser. And it'll play as long as someone doesn't it want it to, like, say Steve Jobs.
None of the flash benefits described by the article are impossible to replicate in HTML5/browser/javascript, and it's naive to assume that the new ecosystem wont continue to evolve over time just as flash has.
They're not impossible to replicate, but at the moment it would be incredibly time consuming to replicate that funcionality and the result would be subject to browser compatibility. Flash stuff just needs a player.
Don't get me wrong, Flash is on its way out but the vultures are circling around it years before its time is up, all while preaching a standard that hasn't even been fully developed or implemented yet.
I agree, how dare they make something cool and fun that wastes time and reduces productivity... you, hey you, get off my lawn!
Quite frankly, if it is intuitive to the point that even a cat can use it I think it deserves some praise.
I'm sure there's an app for that.
In a sense, they are unique. While I've never owned an Apple device, there's still this myth about their products, quality and usability.
Who cares if there existed mp3 players before, if the iPod is the only one with a button that still works after a year of use? And who cares if this is actually true, as long as it's shiny enough?
It might be a myth, but in my old HTC touch pro I'd open the browser and have to wait for it to load, and scrolling showed nothing but an empty checkerboard for what seemed like an eternity. On my 3GS Safari loads instantly and scrolling is buttery smooth.
I don't care if it's shiny, it's not my fault HTC churn out devices with 1GHz processors but no hardware acceleration on the UI, Palm can't put a decent SDK out to save their lives, or Google have only just started to get their act together.
I'm not an Apple fan, in fact, I tried pretty much every alternative before giving up and getting an iPhone and promptly jailbreakin it.
I love the damn thing, and I feel dirty all over.
I'm not a big Apple fan, but I think for the mainstream user a tablet is a pretty viable alternative to a Windows/Linux netbook.
For starters, it's lighter and thinner, it is well suited towards web browsing (whether or not it has flash) and Email, which is what the majority of users would want to use. Netbooks are cool, cute little devices, but the keyboard can be cumbersome and get in the way, some have touchscreens (like mine), but Windows XP/Vista/7 are shit as far as touch is concerned. Don't take my word for it, take HP's they've had enough of Windows 7 and are moving to WebOS instead, which is awesome.
For me, this last bit is the kicker, with Microsoft lagging behind in the smartphone market, and now the tablet market... it's only a matter of time before these alternative OSs make their way to the desktop.
Well you can always fork it and make a tinfoil hat version of Chrome, that's the beauty of Open Source.
Yes but this is an unbelievable, magical, amazing, revolutionary, gorgeous device. Surely that's gotta be worth something.
Just a thought. When tens of thousands of Android phones get 0wned, due to some Flash exploit, for example, and at the same time, hundreds of thousands of iPhones don't get 0wned by any exploit, who do you think will be smiling quietly to himself at all the bad publicity towards Android & Google
Fear is such an useful tool to keep people quiet and compliant.
Somehow, developers have to realize that the iPhone, iPad (and in a certain way an iMac too) are no longer meant to be computers with an operating system. They are devices with an API. As far as I see these API's are trying to protect the devices (and the company and the users).
Get over it.
If people bend over each and every time a device like that comes out, the day will come when every single mainstream computer will be nothing more than a device with an API.
My point being, if a company can get away with this, it's Apple.
This article pretty much sums it up.
I feel I have to respond since you were modded insightful instead of funny. This is for the free apps that display ads (like a few of the ones I have). These applications can now use iAds if they want, or can use AdMob, Greystripe, or roll their own solution.
This is what Steve Jobs said:
Doesn't sound to me like he's limiting himself to free, ad supported ads.
And we haven't even touched on the privacy issues.
You won't suddenly see ads on your iPhone unless you download ad-supported apps.
Funny you say that, because Steve Jobs said he expects every iPhone user to sit through 10 ads a day.